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What do you say????
I was walking along the street in the snow. A nice elderly black man in a pickup gave me a lift. When he dropped me off,he said something about god, then he said god bless you. I didn't know what to say. I wanted to say the truth, I'm not a believer, but didn't. I just said thank you. I think the standard reply should be "live long and prosper"
What do you think?

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We've had variations on this discussion here at A/N before. My opinion is that ESPECIALLY when a hand is feeding you, fight that urge to bite. They've proven their good intentions just by giving you a ride. I would accept a "god bless you" as coming from the right place, even if it is BS. Just pretend you're in a strange land surrounded by strange people with strange ways. I usually respond to the natives that I appreciate the sentiment. It's not original but sounds as if it's true and heartfelt. I would imagine they scratch their head later as they wonder why I didn't mention god in return.

This is so funny because I actually always bring up Star Trek in some way or other when people bring "god" unnecessarily into the conversation. I've actually told a christian before that I live by the motto "Live long and prosper" and they said it sounded too self fulfilling. Obviously not a Star Trek fan.